{"id":20374,"date":"2016-07-21T04:25:52","date_gmt":"2016-07-20T21:25:52","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.siamlandbank.com\/propertynews\/property-news\/sadiq-khan-and-the-battle-against-bad-landlords\/"},"modified":"2016-07-21T04:39:17","modified_gmt":"2016-07-20T21:39:17","slug":"sadiq-khan-and-the-battle-against-bad-landlords","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.siamlandbank.com\/propertynews\/property-news\/sadiq-khan-and-the-battle-against-bad-landlords\/","title":{"rendered":"Sadiq Khan and the battle against bad landlords"},"content":{"rendered":"


\nThe Labour mayor could have some unexpected allies in his quest to improve standards in the capital\u2019s private rented sectorSi\u00e2n Berry, Green Party member of the London Assembly, is conducting a survey of the growing number of people in the capital who rent accommodation from private landlords – about 2.3 million of them and counting. Berry would like there to be a renters union to help strengthen the hand of tenants coping with poor conditions, insecurity and unreasonable rents. A private renter herself, she says she\u2019s lived in half a dozen different flats and houses since moving to the city, coughing up half her income in the process. Her present landlord seems to lack a decent plumber.Sadiq Khan became London mayor in May pledging to improve London\u2019s burgeoning private rented sector (PRS). His manifesto says he\u2019ll set up a London-wide, not-for-profit lettings agency for the benefit of good landlords and tenants alike, make it easier for boroughs to bring in landlord licensing schemes and name and shame bad landlords online. It also promises he\u2019ll \u201cfight for the mayor and London councils to have a greater say in strengthening renters\u2019 rights over tenancy lengths, rent rises and the quality of accommodation\u201d. How is he getting on so far? Continue reading…
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\nSource : theguardian.com
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